HPA-6 Six Channel Headphone Amplifier

Description

This high powered and highly reliable headphone amp features two separate main stereo inputs on ¼” TRS stereo jacks, plus a stereo Auxiliary input feeding stations 1 and 2 – or, any combination of all six stations by simple internal re-wiring.

This Auxiliary signal is added to the main inputs, and can be used for click tracks, talkback from the control room for more effective communication between the engineer/producer and musicians, or silent rehearsing to an mp3 player/tablet/CD, etc. It is also used for teacher-pupil communication in language laboratories. A two-colour led is fitted to each of the three inputs, showing green for signal present, and red when approaching input overload.

The Main Input 2 also has bass and treble boost and cut for greater clarity and control when overdubbing. Each of the 6 headphone outputs has its own volume control, an input 1 or 2 selector button, and a mono switch sums the left and right signals. The rear panel has duplicate input sockets for tidy wiring when rackmounted. Very solid all-steel construction, and volume is more than ample with headphones ranging from 8 to 2,000 Ohms impedance.

RaxX

stageClix

MTR Audio

Example Testimonial

I say this quite seriously: the Pacifica went immediately to the top of my list for recording electric guitar, not on the grounds that if it can make me sound good it must be brilliant, but on the grounds that what it delivered to tape was just what the PRS/Mesa should sound like, and does sound like live, but in my experience rarely does so on record.

Eric James, Sound On Sound, September 2009

REDDI All Tube Direct Box

The sound of the REDDI all-tube direct box on my bass and guitars is dramatic. When people come in and listen, they just go “WOW what’s that? What did you do to get that sound?” “It not only delivers on bass and keys, but just out and out kills on acoustic guitars with pickups. It puts something on the sound that makes them jump and be present in the mix without that “electric-type” sound.

I didn’t use an amp at all. I used only the REDDI and it sounded really, really nice.

Justin Meldal-Johnsen, bassist with Beck

REDDI All Tube Direct Box

The New REDDI DI from A Designs kicks ass…

Ross Hogarth, Grammy Award-winning producer, engineer, mixer

MTR HPA-2

If you only need 2 pairs (as I do) the MTR HPA-2 is a superb piece of gear – if you need more, they do a similar 6-way 1u rack box. This gear is bombproof and sounds great – and works with pretty much any headphones and you will get oodles (?) of level

Phil Leigh, SOS, 10.3.01

McGregor Amplification – SS SERIES

I’ve owned a Mcgregor SS200 amp for over 12 years and bought it second hand myself, just thought you might like to know it is still running at full power 7 days a week without a single issue, it has out shined Crown’s, Peavey’s, Chameleon’s, etc. For 2 years of its life while being used by someone else it was also powering top 100w top cabs plus 250w Yamaha bass cabs and lived to tell the tale. I also have a Mcgregor bass amp head that is still one of my favorite sounding heads, beating all many Ashdowns, Ampegs, Crate, Wawrick, etc. Congratulations on great products that refuse to die!

Simon Cowling, simonc@carmelcentre.org 26.12.09

PACIFICA

I say this quite seriously: the Pacifica went immediately to the top of my list for recording electric guitar, not on the grounds that if it can make me sound good it must be brilliant, but on the grounds that what it delivered to tape was just what the PRS/Mesa should sound like, and does sound like live, but in my experience rarely does so on record.

After hearing so many good reports about the Pacifica I had to try one out for myself. Frankly I was stunned. Everything I have tracked with it has a beautiful air and sheen around it that just sit beautifully in the mix. It has brought my mic collection to life – both the expensive and the inexpensive. I am currently trying to offload as much gear as I can, and my soul if necessary, to get a bunch of them!

If I had to start over, the Pacifica would be the first preamp I would buy. I’ve never heard a preamp with a 70’s character that has such an open top end. It’s the most versatile preamp in our collection of 11 types of preamps.

Jason Buntz-Engineer/ Studio Owner/ Indie

PACIFICA

My overall impression is that it sits in there like a nice cross between Neve-ish and API-ish tones but with better transient response and more high end detail…overall very musical. I swear it went another octave above the API and Great River. I can see it being an extremely versatile preamp that would get a lot of use on everything. Perfect for a small studio like mine that can’t afford to have 20 different specialty preamps.

Brad McGowan-Little Red Wagon Studios/ Engineer/ Indie

PACIFICA

Definitely a color that I could ‘paint’ the whole album with. I thought I was done buying preamps until this one arrived; it was like the last piece in the jigsaw puzzle that made the picture complete. Now, what am I going to tell my wife?

Barrett Nichols-Engineer/ Producer: Alpha Jerk Studio, Indie

PACIFICA

With thousands of dollars in vintage microphones at hand, only the Pacifica makes them sound the way I expect every time, now that I have heard it, no other mic pre will do.

If you are thinking something along the lines of an API pre, you really owe it to yourself to play around with the new A Designs Pacifica preamp. It has a similar feel/sound in the lows and mids (huge low end with slightly forward, but not obnoxious mids) but a top end that is extended and beautiful. On orchestral recording, it makes you sit up and take notice of the orchestra on the loud stuff, but yet has the subtlety needed for chamber music.

Now, my dilemma is that I want to keep the Pacifica even though I already own enough damn preamps. Should I sell one of the other ones? Damn.

Larry Crane, Engineer/Producer/Studio Owner/Tape Op Magazine: Indie

stageClix

I’m really chuffed with this system. Its high quality sound, high quality rugged build (unlike the Relay) and it is dead easy to use. Is it a must have? No, is it worth £400? Definitely if you have the money. Mines going nowhere !!!

paulmapp8306MusicRadar.com

stageClix

..operation with my Strat has been exemplary. It’s so easy to use too, which I think is something that’s too often overlooked by engineers. I’m really enjoying using it. We played a gig in a theatre on Saturday night and I managed to run off stage, up a spiral staircase onto a balcony for the finale of our set – all without a hitch. Great fun!

Steven LawsonEditor, Total Guitar

stageClix

the Jack is so well designed, so well executed and delivers with such quality and reliability that we believe it justifies its price tag. An essential buy? Hardly. A good one? Undoubtedly. This Dutch-designed system seems to have addressed all our technical concerns with wireless devices.

Steven LawsonEditor, Total Guitar

stageClix

…I rather like the simplicity and effectiveness of the stageClix, and though it might cost a little more than a conventional system, it offers good noise performance without those dreadful compander side effects, which counts for a lot.
There’s also no question of it being outlawed when the digital TV switchover and expanding mobile device market eats up the existing radio mic frequencies.